Coastal Plain prospect reports

Official league website: www.coastalplain.com
2016 Summer Collegiate Top Prospect Index
Coastal Plain League Top Prospect List (30)

After operating with 15 teams spread across three states in 2015, the Coastal Plain League (CPL) added one more team as well as another state to its ranks in 2016 with the addition of the tremendously named Savannah Bananas, in Georgia.

Savannah blew the doors off of the CPL in its first year with the league, winning the league championship over the Peninsula Pilots in a hard-fought three-game championship series. Peninsula, the runner-up, owned the best regular season record with a mark of 38-17.


Year established: 1997
States represented: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
No. of teams: 16
Regular season champion (best overall record): Peninsula Pilots (38-17)
Postseason champion: Savannah Bananas
No. 1 prospect, 2015: Garrett Davila, lhp, Gastonia (South Point HS, Belmont, N.C.)
First 2015 player selected, 2016 MLB Draft: Joey Lucchesi, lhp, Fayetteville (Southeast Missouri State/Padres, 5th round)

Player of the Year: Will Shepherd, of, Peninsula (Liberty)
Pitcher of the Year: Connor Riley, rhp, Wilmington (USC-Aiken)
Coach of the Year: Hank Morgan, Peninsula

BATTING LEADERS

Batting average: Will Shepherd, of, Peninsula (Liberty) (.407)
Slugging percentage: Zach Files, 2b, Florence (Florida International) (.625)
On-base percentage: Zach Files, 2b, Florence (Florida International) (.524)
Home Runs: Tony Rosselli, of, Edenton (Indiana State) (14)
RBI: Alec Bohm, 1b/3b, Wilmington (Wichita State) (51)
Stolen bases: Logan Baldwin, of, Wilson (Georgia Southern) (36)

PITCHING LEADERS

Wins: Alex Yarem, rhp, Wilson (Campbell) (7)
ERA: Beau Sulser, rhp, Savannah (Dartmouth) (1.21)
Saves: Chaz Miller, rhp, Forest City (Bluefield College) (13)
Strikeouts: Connor Riley, rhp, Wilmington (USC-Aiken) (100)

BEST TOOLS

Best athlete: Jameson Hannah, of, Savannah (Dallas Baptist)
Best hitter: Will Shepherd, of, Peninsula (Liberty)
Best power: Alec Bohm, 1b/3b, Wilmington (Wichita State)
Best speed: Logan Baldwin, of, Wilson (Georgia Southern)
Best defender: Jameson Hannah, of, Savannah (Dallas Baptist)
Best velocity: Brady Feigel, rhp, Asheboro (Ole Miss)
Best breaking stuff: Ryan Kelly, rhp, Wilmington (St. Joseph’s)
Best command: Connor Riley, rhp, Wilmington (USC-Aiken)


TOP 20 PROSPECTS

1. Barrett Loseke, rhp, Gastonia (Arkansas/SO in 2017)
Loseke earned heaps of praise from both coaches and scouts around the league for his all-around performance and abilities this summer, both in terms of the numbers he posted and the stuff he possesses. After having an excellent freshman campaign at Arkansas, the rising sophomore was outstanding in the CPL, striking out 48 hitters over 41 innings with a 2.85 ERA, allowing only a .223 batting average against. He did this with a quality arsenal of pitches, working with a fastball in the 90-93 mph range, touching higher at times with significant barrel-missing life, as well as a sharp curveball that he could command both for a strike and as a chase pitch down and out of the zone.